Chair



Nov. 29, 1927.

C. H. DE FREHN CHAIR Filed Jan. :51, 1927 a rE .2.

Patented Nov. Z9, 1927,

irl-:D STATES PATENT oFFlcE..

CHARLES I-I. DE FREHN, OF JOHNSTQWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

CHAIR.

Application filed January 31,1927". Serial No. 164,849.

which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement oi' parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings- Figure 1 shows in top plan, a chair constructed in accordance with the invention,

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, remote parts being omitted;

Figure t is a section on th-e line 4 4 of Figure 1, parts being broken away.

The chair forming the subject matter of this application preferably is made of wood. It includes a seat 1. The seat 1 is made up of contacting strips 2. Certain of the strips,

iarked by the numeral 3 have sockets 4. rIhe upper ends of the forward legs 5 are inserted into the sockets 4. The forward legs' 5 are connected by rungs 6. Near to their rear ends, the strips 3 have sockets 7. The sockets 7 receive the lower ends of the posts `8 of the back 9. The back 9 may include rods orslats l0 having their lower ends itted in sockets 11 in the seat 1. Others of the strips, marked by the numeral 12, have sockets 14 for the reception of the upper ends of the rear legs 15, the legs 15 being connected by al rung 16.

A securing element 17, such as a metal rod, extends through all of the strips 2 to hold them together. The securing element or rod 17 passes through the sockets f1 and through the forward legs 5 to hold the upper ends of the legs 5 'in the sockets'i. The securing element 17 may be provided at one end with a: kerf 18, and at its other end may be threaded into a nut 19, the rod 17, thus, having projections at its ends which engage the outermost strips of the seat 1. vA similar securing element 2O passes through all of the strips 2 of the seat 1 to hold them together. The securing element 20 passes through the sockets 7 and engages the lower ends of the back posts 8. The securing element 20 extends, also, across the sockets 14 to hold the upper ends of the rear legs 15 in the said sockets.

The result of the combination is a chair possessing great strength and well adapted to withstand severe usage.

What is claimed is 1. A chair comprising a seat made up ci' contacting strips, certain of which have sockets, legs having their upper ends mounted in the sockets, and a securing elei ment passing through all of Vthe strips andL holding them together, the securing element extending across the sockets and engaging the legs to hold the legs in the sockets.

2. A chair comprising a seat including contacting strips, certain of the strips having sockets, a back comprising posts received in the sockets, and a securing element passing through all ot the strips and across the sockets, the securing element being engaged with the posts ot the back t-o hold the posts in the sockets.

3. A chair comprising a seat made up of contacting strips, the seat having sockets, legs engaged in certain ot' vthe sockets, a back engaged in other of the sockets, and a securing element extending through all of the strips to hold them together, the secur- 'ingelement extending across the sockets and being engaged with the leg and with the back to hold the leg and the back in the sockets.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa ture.

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